Media releases
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For media enquires contact our Chief Executive Officer, Katrina Ironside, on 02 8745 6900 or katrina.ironside@wlsnsw.org.au
2022
December 2022
- Joint Media Release: Coercive Control Taskforce must include more than 1 NGO representative
1 December 2022
April 2022
- NSW Performance Audit of NSW Police response to domestic and family violence recommends important changes
8 April 2022
March 2022
- Joint statement: Urgent law reform needed to prevent sexual harassment at work
18 March 2022
- Joint Media Release: Urgent law reform needed to prevent sexual harassment at work
18 March 2022
2021
May 2021
- Media Release: Specialist legal funding boost will support thousands of women to safely escape violence
12 May 2021
March 2021
- Joint Statement: Enough is Enough
14 March 2021
- Joint Media Release: Supports to victims of crime “difficult to access” say victim-survivor groups
5 March 2021
February 2021
- Joint Statement: Passage of flawed merger bill tasks family law judges with an impossible task
18 February 2021
- Joint Media Release: Family Court merger opposed by 155 stakeholders including 13 retired judges
16 February 2021
2020
September 2020
- Joint Media Release: Coronial inquest highlights police failings in responding to DV – an urgent inquiry into police response to DV is required
16 September 2020
July 2020
- Joint Media Release: Victim-survivor groups have no confidence in Commissioner’s proposed review
1 July 2020 - Joint Statement: Response to announcement changes to NSW Victims Support proceeding
1 July 2020
June 2020
- WLSA Media release: Domestic violence advocates welcome focus on safety of children in family law
15 June 2020
May 2020
- Joint media release: Scrap proposed Victims Support reforms and start comprehensive review with proper consultation
29 May 2020
- WLSA Media release: Domestic violence advocates welcome much needed funding for legal assistance services and call for some funding to be directed to specialist legal services
5 May 2020
March 2020
- Joint media release: Prevention better than a cure in sexual harassment report,
9 March 2020 - Joint media release: call for immediate action to reform child protection for Aboriginal Children,
2 March 2020
2019
November 2019
- Media release: Sector welcomes important reforms to tenancy laws to further protect victims-survivors of domestic violence
20 November 2019
- Media release: Consent laws an improvement but require widespread community education campaign, a specialist response, further research
and regular ongoing legislative reviews
19 November 2019
April 2019
- Media release: Sexual harassment at work rife due to “broken laws”
1 April 2019
2018
September 2018
- Media release: Tenancy laws to provide stronger protection for victims of domestic violence
21 September 2018
2017
June 2017
- Media release: Organisations urge government to further protect victims of domestic violence renting in NSW
16 June 2017
Read the open letter to Minister Kean and Minister Goward or Open letter in Word format
May 2017
- Non-consensual sharing of intimate images
24 May 2017
2016
August 2016
June 2016
February 2016
2015
December 2015
November 2015
- (NGO UPR Coalition) Australia in the hot seat at UN human rights review in Geneva
6 November 2015
August 2015
- (CLCNSW) Some victims’ rights restored but still not good enough
3 August 2015
May 2015
- (AMA) AMA launches resource to assist doctors to better support victims of family violence
31 May 2015 - (AMA NSW) Share your story domestic violence campaign
27 October 2015
April 2015
- Nearly 200 organisations outline concern for UN over Australia’s declining human rights performance
1 April 2015
2014
November 2014
- (CLCNSW) UN Special Rapporteur requests additional information on NSW victim’s compensation scheme
5 November 2014
March 2014
- DV victims suffer double abuse through legal system
18 March 2014
- Trolls Attack Initiative to End Violence Against Women
13 March 2014
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